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sauna

The sauna provides many benefits. Also has a number of risks that we are going from here to number.In a sauna the temperatures range between 80 and 100 degrees Celsius. The fact that there are no burns due to the fact that is combined with very low humidity (dry heat) and therefore fails to burn.

Most people use the wrong sauna. No should take more than 2 sessions per day and no more than 3 per week.

STEPS:

* Take a shower with warm water and go into the sauna with a damp, clean skin.
* Sit on the lower bank, wait until you start to sweat 10 to 15 minutes
* Leave the sauna and shower with cold water.
* Lie on the bench top of the sauna and relax for 10 minutes.
* Take a shower again with cold water and you can come back another 5 minutes.
* Finish with a cold shower, scrubbing with an exfoliating mitt to clean the skin with sweat, dirt and dead cells.
* Wrap up and get over it slowly, because the voltage slows down your movements. Sudden you do not exercise.
* Hydrate taking small sips of water or a sports drink.

Benefits of sauna

*Defenses. Open eliminates toxins and increases the body’s pores and eliminates heavy metals (lead, mercury, zinc, nickel, cadmium …). It also eliminates alcohol, nicotine, sodium, sulfuric acid and combats colesterol.Aunque also lose minerals, we can recover with a drink isotónica.Se can lose up to 2 liters of water next to eliminate toxins.
Increases defense and removes viruses and tumor cells.
* Alleviates. It releases endorphins and therefore help combat insomnia and stress.
* Improved function cardiovascular.Al dilate blood vessels to the heart requires to pump harder to keep the pressure on people with cardiovascular disease sanguínea.Para advised that the sauna does not exceed 65 degrees.
* Improves breathing. It is well established that patients with obstructive lung disease transiently improve pulmonary function.
* Improves arthritis. Has a positive effect on the locomotor system and psycho-emotional state relieving arthritic pain.
* Support in general: to reduce cellulite and adiposity, sprains, neuralgia, bursitis, muscle spasms, joint stiffness and general musculo-skeletal ailments.

PRECAUTIONS

The sauna may prove dangerous for people with certain diseases of the heart, sweating profusely as focus also causes the body fluids, so the blood becomes thicker and this can cause a heart attack. Therefore, experts recommend both in case of hypertension in people with heart as your health care provider whether or not to go to a sauna. There are also medical studies warn that abuse of the sauna sessions may be detrimental to your sex life. This conclusion is based on the heat of a sauna can drastically reduce the quantity and quality of male semen, and in the case of women, causing heavy menstrual bleeding and even stop ovulation.

Another important fact studies show the U.S. that show that babies born to women who use the sauna often are twice as likely to suffer from spina bifida as a result of overheating of the uterus. Therefore, it warns that pregnant women should not go to saunas and those planning to become pregnant should limit each session to 15 minutes between cooling periods.

* Enter the sauna with hunger, with a full stomach (allow at least an hour traanscurra from food) or in a state of exhaustion.
* During the session do not drink liquids, because there would be no body detoxification. Then take fruit juice diluted with mineral water or plain water.
* Do not perform gymnastic exercises in the sauna, or to engage in conversation because they “carry” the breathing and circulation.
* Do not shower after the sauna caliente.Hágalo water with warm water.